# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Walking Tour | Historic Old Town
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 26 Sep, 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat, 26 Sep, 2026 at 12:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, we’re also taking time to consider the ways people in the United States practice democracy through civic action, including by making art, establishing community, and cultural expression.

The Chicago History Museum sits on the edge of Old Town, a neighborhood rich in history. The Chicago area was home to the Potawatomi, whose villages were built on these lands. After they were forcibly removed, German farmers settled there to make their homes. Since then, it has served as an enclave for Puerto Rican migrants, a home to the first gay rights organization in the US, as well a vibrant arts scene.

Join CHM volunteer Carol Fitzgibbons to explore stories of recovery from the 1871 Great Chicago Fire and the neighborhood as the center of Chicago bohemianism in the 1960s and ’70s. Highlights include a post-Fire shelter cottage, the Midwest Buddhist Temple, numerous historic residences, and St. Michael’s Church, one of only seven buildings to survive the fire.

$25, $22.50 members 

Tour runs 1.5 to 2 hours. Meet at the Chicago History Museum. 

Tour also includes free admission to the Chicago History Museum, good for one week from tour date.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/walking-tour-historic-old-town/200030528442713
- **Event Categories**: Art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Chicago
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Chicago History Museum
- **lat**: 41.91194852219
- **long**: -87.631672589844
- **full address**: Chicago History Museum, 1601 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60614-6038, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Walking Tour | Historic Old Town being held?
  - **A:** Walking Tour | Historic Old Town takes place on Sat, 26 Sep, 2026 at 10:00 am to Sat, 26 Sep, 2026 at 12:00 pm at Chicago History Museum, 1601 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60614-6038, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Walking Tour | Historic Old Town?
  - **A:** Walking Tour | Historic Old Town is organized by Chicago History Museum.

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